A program of Community Environmental Center.

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ASTORIA CENTER
3-17 26th Ave. Queens, NY
718-777-0132
astoria@bignyc.org

GOWANUS CENTER
69 9th St. Brooklyn, NY
718-725-8925
gowanus@bignyc.org

Open Everyday!
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
& Sat-Sun 10am-5pm

 

In 2012 BIG!NYC:
* Diverted 1,200 tons of reuseable building materials from the landfill
* Donated over 57 tons of lumber to community & school gardens. That's 1,200 raised garden beds in NYC!
* Gave away $58,780 worth of materials to local organizations.

BIG!NYC Calendar:
5/21 BIG!Compost Volunteer Orientation @ LIC (6:30-8pm). RSVP to compost@bignyc.org
5/28 BIG!Workshops: Know Your Tools: Women & Trans Tool 101 @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (6:30-8pm)
6/2 BIG!Workshops: Mosaic What Your Momma Gave You @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (11:30am-1:30pm)
6/8 BIG!Workshops: Scaffolding Lumber Benches with Spark Workshops @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (11:30am-1:30pm)
6/15,22,29 BIG!Workshops: Make Your Own Folding Stool with Mr. Fox @ BIG!NYC Gowanus (3 sessions; 12:30-2pm)

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Welcome to BIGNYC!

Know Your Tools: Women & Trans Tools 101
Join us on Tuesday, May 28th for an evening of comfortable tool talk where no question is forbidden, or at least when it comes to hand tools and power tools! BIG!NYC is launching a new monthly series of DIY-centric conversations and topics to bring...Read More
Featured BIG!NYC Customer Project
After moving to Queens, Gabe Turiello was shopping around for an environmentally friendly store to find items to furnish his apartment. Most of his...Read More
BIG!Workshops Launches at BIG!NYC
Build It Green!NYC has revamped, revitalized and reinstated our classes and in the spring of 2013, launched BIG!Workshops: low cost do-it-yourself...Read More
Green Rooftop Farm Gets Even Greener!
Check out what DNAinfo has to say about Solar Powered Composting!! Brooklyn Grange's Queens rooftop farm will soon have a finished composting...Read More
Reuse Idea of the Week
Check out this clever use of an abandoned hutch top - it's been repurposed as a narrow and low bookshelf! We think it looks pretty snazzy in it's new...Read More
Sweet New Video about BIG!NYC
Special thanks to Canal Creatures Productions for this video about BIG!NYC Gowanus! Build It Green NYC from Canal Creatures on Vimeo. Canal...Read More
Helping Those Hard Hit by Hurricane Sandy
Check out photos of BIG!NYC's donations team delivering donated materials to Occupy Sandy in Coney Island. While rebuilding and repairing our...Read More

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